New Star Wars Book Confirms Anakin & Obi-Wan Force Ghosts Have Returned

An upcoming Star Wars e-book brings up some very attention-grabbing Anakin Skywalker data forward of The Rise of Skywalker. The e-book, entitled The Secrets and techniques of the Jedi, was introduced final week and it tells the historical past of the Jedi by way of the angle of Luke Skywalker. The e-book hits retailer cabinets in November, forward of the ultimate film within the Skywalker saga, and it may have some fairly massive implications for the upcoming film involving Anakin and the doable return of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s pressure ghost.

In The Secrets and techniques of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker talks about Drive Ghosts, or Drive spirits as they’re referred to as within the e-book, and the way the Jedi should undergo particular coaching to acquire this legendary energy. Luke is aware of of Qui-Gon Jinn and notes that different Jedi acquired particular coaching from “Ancient Force Priestesses” to turn out to be “Force spirits” after dying. Luke has this to say in regards to the matter of Drive Ghosts in an excerpt from the e-book.

“That knowledge was passed down to a select few, including Obi-Wan, Yoda, and my father. Their spirits guided me for many years but vanished when I shut myself off from the Force. It’s a relief to feel their presence after all this time.”

The excerpt from The Secrets and techniques of the Jedi implies that Luke was talking with Anakin, Obi-Wan and Yodafor “many years,” till he went off the deep finish, as seen in The Final Jedi. A lot of time handed between the Battle of Yavin and when Ben Solo torched the Jedi Academy, so Luke might have been getting recommendation from his father, his Jedi mentor and his Jedi Grasp for over twenty years, which can be addressed in The Rise of Skywalker. It’s believed Luke himself shall be a Drive Ghost this time round and there have been rumors of Anakin popping up for years, particularly after we heard Obi-Wan’s voice in The Drive Awakens and noticed Yoda in The Final Jedi. Yoda final appeared as a Drive Ghost in The Final Jedi, arriving to torch the Jedi tree and proving that pressure spirits could make bodily contact with the dwelling, after Yoda hits Luke within the brow along with his strolling cain.

Within the years after Yavin and Return of the Jedi, we all know Luke Skywalker went on the hunt for Jedi artifacts throughout the galaxy earlier than discovering the temple he needed to make use of. A few of that is documented within the Star Wars: Battlefront II story marketing campaign and it appears to be like like he might have been given some hints by Anakin on the place to search for a few of these artifacts and historical texts. It is doable Luke and Anakin may have been uncovering extra of the Emperor’s secrets and techniques throughout this time, together with the assistance of Obi-Wan and Yoda. Each are additionally rumored to return within the Skywalker saga-ending sequel.

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The Rise of Skywalker storyline is a thriller at this time limit, however we do know the Emperor is again and he will certainly be seeking to take down the Resistance and Jedi for good. Will Anakin present himself to Kylo Ren to tell him in regards to the Emperor? We’ll simply have to attend and see. On the very least, we now know that Luke and Anakin spoke for a few years after Return of the Jedi. You may get extra details about The Secrets and techniques of the Jedi over on the official Star Wars web site.